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Aps-sl3n

-256 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 57.4% (834th of 1079)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: APS-SL3N -256
Poor: 37%Average: 57.4% Great: 72%

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Average average bench

The Aps-sl3n -256 256GB averaged 42.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 106MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Aps-sl3n -256 256GB is 35%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Aps-sl3n -256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 78.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 144MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 83457.4%
Min Avg Max
286 Read 380 479
310 Write 352 390
270 Mixed 311 342
45.6 SusWrite 78.9 151
62.7% 280 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.4 4K Read 26.7 31.8
14.5 4K Write 55.7 113
0.5 4K Mixed 24 34
101% 35.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
75.9 DQ Read 144 209
16.2 DQ Write 167 316
0.3 DQ Mixed 106 171
93.5% 139 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S091
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 2.7 7.7 32 11 33 MB/s
72.4% Very good
Read 476
Write 380
Mixed 331
SusWrite 45.6
68% 308 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 26.1
141% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 82
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 0.3
58% 133 MB/s
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 290 115 77 77 78 MB/s
72% Very good
Read 441
Write 353
Mixed 321
SusWrite 151
71% 316 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 29.8
120% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 153
127% 181 MB/s
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 32 34 33 32 36 MB/s
61.3% Good
Read 299
Write 343
Mixed 300
SusWrite 56.3
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 62.6
4K Mixed 34
120% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 171
136% 190 MB/s
37GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 206 65 66 66 65 MB/s
53.4% Above average
Read 345
Write 310
Mixed 270
SusWrite 133
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 22.4
83% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 126
97% 131 MB/s
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 27 30 32 32 32 MB/s
52.8% Above average
Read 332
Write 376
Mixed 342
SusWrite 60.8
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 44.9
4K Mixed 26.2
93% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 147
113% 154 MB/s
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 34 34 34 32 35 MB/s
52.6% Above average
Read 286
Write 313
Mixed 287
SusWrite 59.9
53% 236 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 45.8
4K Mixed 28.8
98% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 142
112% 154 MB/s
47GB free
Firmware: S091
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 19 29 8.4 19 19 MB/s
37.3% Below average
Read 479
Write 390
Mixed 327
SusWrite 45.8
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 14.5
4K Mixed 0.5
50% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 75.9
DQ Write 16.2
DQ Mixed 0.4
12% 30.8 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,167,025 SSDs tested

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System: HP p6710f

CPU
Athlon II X4 640AMD  $70Bench 45%, 18,839 samples24x
GPU
Radeon HD 4200ATIBench 1%, 10,090 samples9x
FirePro V4800 (FireGL V)ATIBench 6%, 1,889 samples2x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples2x
SSD
-256 256GBAps-sl3nBench 57%, 7 samples1x
RAM
99U5471-012.A00LF 99U5471-020.A00LF BLS4G3D1609ES2LX0. BLS4G3D1609ES2LX0. 16GBKingstonBench 28%, 9 samples4x
8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 2x2GBMicronBench 41%, 1,140 samples2x
HP497157-D88-ELFWG Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 4GBKingstonBench 35%, 4 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $70

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